Genetics
Genetic causes of cerebral palsy uncovered through whole-genome sequencing
A Canadian-led study has identified genes which may be partially responsible for the development of cerebral palsy.
Mar 29, 2024
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Vaccination
A boost to biomedical research with statistical tools: From COVID-19 analysis to data management
The Biostatistics Unit, a recent addition to the technologies and services offered by Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), consists of a team of statisticians and mathematicians who conduct and support biomedical ...
Mar 22, 2024
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Health
Could AI help us prepare for the next pandemic?
The first time Elizabeth Ondula thought about using technology to improve public health was when she faced a personal tragedy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her father died and she was unable to travel for his burial due to ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Neuroscience
A new platform to fast-track lifesaving brain research
An international team led by Australian researchers has developed a platform that could transform neuroimaging data analysis worldwide. The Neurodesk platform will enable scientists to accelerate research on conditions such ...
Jan 8, 2024
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Health informatics
Solving rare disease mysteries using a new method for linking personal records while protecting privacy
Macquarie University researchers have demonstrated a new way of linking personal records and protecting privacy. The first application is in identifying cases of rare genetic disorders. There are many other potential applications ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Medications
Culmination of project to share data on the safety of medicines
eTRANSAFE, the European project to share data on the safety of medicines, has come to fruition. On a single platform, the project has integrated data from more than 10,000 pharmacological studies by reference pharmaceutical ...
Jun 30, 2023
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Genetics
New software facilitates lossless representation of ragged genomic data
Researchers from CUNY SPH and colleagues recently published a powerful new data structure for the analysis of genomic data for open-source statistical computing.
May 25, 2023
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Health informatics
AI may be on its way to your doctor's office, but it's not ready to see patients
What use could health care have for someone who makes things up, can't keep a secret, doesn't really know anything, and, when speaking, simply fills in the next word based on what's come before? Lots, if that individual is ...
May 16, 2023
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Cardiology
Researchers develop a web application to analyze hypertension statistics
A research team from Wake Forest University School of Medicine has developed an open-source, web-based application that allows users to generate customized hypertension statistics using National Health and Nutrition Examination ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Cardiology
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty, a novel treatment for chronic blood clots in lung arteries
Old blood clots in lung arteries can obstruct blood flow and lead to pressure build-up in the affected arteries. When this happens, symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, and fainting spells may develop, ...
Apr 13, 2023
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